On September 8, the BMW Group announced that the next-generation MINI pure electric vehicle will be first put into production at the Liangguang Automobile Factory and will be launched and supplied to the global market in 2024. Almost at the same time that BMW announced this news, a spy photo of the domestic MINI COOPER pure electric car was exposed.
According to the plan, two next-generation pure electric MINI models, including a new three-door MINI COOPER and a brand new MINI compact crossover will be the first to be put into production at the Liangguang Automobile Factory. The spy photos exposed this time are exactly what the official said: Three-door MINI COOPERFor pure electric vehicles, we can obviously< /span>See the beam car logo.
Only the rear image of the new car was exposed this time, but it can be seen that it is consistent with the new MINI COOPER EV model just released at the Munich Auto Show, except for the rear More beam car logos. In terms of appearance, the new MINI COOPER EV still maintains the classic design elements of the current model, continuing to use the iconic trapezoidal air intake grille, paired with round LED headlights, which has a good visual effect. The door handles are designed to be flush with the body, which helps reduce wind resistance. The roof also adopts a two-tone design, with the upper part painted in white and equipped with a panoramic sunroof. The wheel shape of the new car is the same as that of the three-door version, and it looks more fashionable.
The interior of the new car is simpler. Instead of LCD instruments behind the steering wheel, there"s a head-up display. The central control screen uses a 9.44-inch full LCD OLED display with built-in MINI Operating System 9. The navigation system built into the new central control screen can provide charging route planning. In addition, the new screen will also provide three modes: Core, Green, and Go-Kart, each with its own unique interface design and additional lighting and sound effects.
New cars will be equipped with Spike voice assistant in the future, which provides quick and easy control of navigation, phone, radio, temperature and other functions through voice commands. In the future, new cars will also support OTA remote upgrades. In addition, you can download different applications through the mall, including video software, games, Spotify, etc.
In terms of power, the new MINI COOPER will be available in two models. The entry-level MINI COOPER E is equipped with a 135kW (184 horsepower) electric motor, matched with a 40.7kWh battery pack. The high-end version of MINI COOPER SE is equipped with a 160kW (218 horsepower) electric motor and a 54.2kWh battery pack. It has a maximum cruising range of 402 kilometers under WLTP conditions and can accelerate from 0-100km/h. 6.7 seconds. (Spy photo source: SugarDesign)
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Editor: Xu Zhenyu